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How to Make Shortbow in Infinite Craft

Shortbow is a long haul. Even on the shortest known route it takes 33 combinations to get there, and the final one is Antonym plus Longbow. Expect to build several intermediate elements you will never use again.

The final combination

AntonymLongbowShortbow

Marathon33 steps from the base elementscrafting depth 46

Full crafting path from the base elements

Start with Water, Fire, Wind and Earth, then follow these 33 combinations in order.

  1. 1EarthWaterPlant
  2. 2PlantWaterSwamp
  3. 3SwampWaterMarsh
  4. 4EarthWindDust
  5. 5DustWindSandstorm
  6. 6MarshSandstormQuicksand
  7. 7FireWaterSteam
  8. 8QuicksandSteamSlow
  9. 9FireSlowStop
  10. 10WaterWaterLake
  11. 11EarthFireLava
  12. 12LavaWaterStone
  13. 13PlantStoneFossil
  14. 14FireFossilDinosaur
  15. 15EarthPlantTree
  16. 16DustTreeWood
  17. 17SandstormWoodSandal
  18. 18DinosaurSandalThesaurus
  19. 19LakeThesaurusSynonym
  20. 20StopSynonymAntonym
  21. 21DustFireAsh
  22. 22PlantWindDandelion
  23. 23DandelionPlantWeed
  24. 24PlantWeedPot
  25. 25AshPotPotash
  26. 26FirePotashSaltpeter
  27. 27LakePlantLily
  28. 28EarthEarthMountain
  29. 29MountainMountainMountain Range
  30. 30LilyMountain RangeHimalayas
  31. 31HimalayasTreeYew
  32. 32SaltpeterYewLongbow
  33. 33AntonymLongbowShortbow
Crafting tree
1Earth + Water→ Plant2Plant + Water→ Swamp3Swamp + Water→ Marsh4Earth + Wind→ Dust5Dust + Wind→ Sandstorm6Marsh + Sandstorm→ Quicksand7Fire + Water→ Steam8Quicksand + Steam→ Slow9Fire + Slow→ Stop10Water + Water→ Lake11Earth + Fire→ Lava12Lava + Water→ Stone13Plant + Stone→ Fossil14Fire + Fossil→ Dinosaur15Earth + Plant→ Tree16Dust + Tree→ Wood17Sandstorm + Wood→ Sandal18Dinosaur + Sandal→ Thesaurus19Lake + Thesaurus→ Synonym20Stop + Synonym→ Antonym21Dust + Fire→ Ash22Plant + Wind→ Dandelion23Dandelion + Plant→ Weed24Plant + Weed→ Pot25Ash + Pot→ Potash26Fire + Potash→ Saltpeter27Lake + Plant→ Lily28Earth + Earth→ Mountain29Mountain + Mountain→ Mountain Range30Lily + Mountain Range→ Himalayas31Himalayas + Tree→ Yew32Saltpeter + Yew→ Longbow33Antonym + Longbow→ Shortbow

Shortbow at a glance

Steps to craft
33
Marathon
Crafting depth
46
longer than 96% of solved elements
Known recipes
1
only one way
Used in
0
other combinations

Other elements that take 33 steps

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Frequently asked questions

How do you make Shortbow in Infinite Craft?

Combine Antonym with Longbow. The full path from the base elements takes 33 steps.

How many steps does it take to make Shortbow?

33 steps on the shortest known path from Water, Fire, Wind and Earth.

Is Shortbow hard to make in Infinite Craft?

It rates as marathon. At 33 steps it is longer than 96% of solved elements.

Is there more than one way to make Shortbow?

Only one known combination produces Shortbow.

Path verified against the open recipe graph on . Method described in our methodology, data credited on data sources.